Posted on 10/10/2024 6:18:44 PM PDT by CFW
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Fire Department has shared that Western Avenue between Texas Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue is closed due to the discovery of “suspected explosive materials” and the public is strongly urged to evacuate the area.
At around 2:15 p.m. on October 10, Knoxville Police Department and KFD responded to CMC Recycling at 2706 Mynderse Avenue after employees discovered “an approximately 5×5 steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking.”
Officials are strongly urging people within a 3,000-foot radius of the suspected explosives to evacuate. KFD spokesperson Mark Wilbanks estimated that over 1,000 people had already evacuated the area as of 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Yes, evacuation of an area the size of circle over a mile in diameter seems a bit extreme.
Dirty b**b?
More likely some clown making his own preparations with home made ANFO and other flashy stuff.
Strange story
Update:
People who were told to evacuate the area of Mynderse and Western avenues likely won’t get to go home or reopen their businesses overnight while a bomb squad investigates a steel box filled with suspected explosives.
During a press conference at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Knoxville Police Department and Knoxville Fire Department spokesmen said the evacuation announced that afternoon would continue, likely into the next day.
KPD and KFD crews were called to CMC Recycling at 2706 Mynderse Ave. at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10 in response to a report that employees there had discovered a steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking, KPD posted in a statement on Facebook.
“There is no evidence to suggest foul play or that the box was left on site maliciously,” the Facebook post said. “It is believed that employees were sorting through material when they discovered the box and attempted to open it. They called 911 immediately after seeing the contents.
“Officials added there is no evidence to suggest the box was purposefully left on site with malicious intent.
What most likely is the situation is that that box was brought down there closed. Nobody knew what was in it and when they went to open it, that’s what they found,” Wilbanks said.”
Doesn’t make sense. They are dumbing it down. Why would someone bring a box unless hey knew what was in it? I would have opened it first.
Tends to happen when a employee tries to open a steel box with a cutting torch.
*Speculation since it was a recycling yard and a cutting torch could be at hand as a tool.
RE:...steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking.”
Bomb squad could detonate it so it will give up smoking for good.
If it’s dynamite just flood it with water.
and was smoking”
Tends to happen when a employee tries to open a steel box with a cutting torch.
*Speculation since it was a recycling yard and a cutting torch could be at hand as a tool.
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Turns out you are exactly right:
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